This NFL Punter Turned Training Camp Boredom Into A Board Game

ByJoey Heldon January 2, 2019inArticles›Sports News

After a hot start, the Washington Redskins have seen their season turn into disappointment. Starting quarterback Alex Smith broke his leg in multiple places, then backup quarterback Colt McCoy also broke his leg. The team released safety D.J. Swearinger after he complained about the team’s playcalling. The second half of the season has been, to put it nicely, a disaster.

But at least for punter Tress Way, there’s something to look forward to in the offseason.

Way can continue developing his Way Fun Games company, which launched his board game What’s Your Bid last summer. The company continues to sell copies of the game and recently sold out its inventory during the winter holiday shopping season.

The game is a combination of Family Feud , Trivial Pursuit , and spades. Two teams of at least two players each square off against each other. Every participant has to answer at least one question, and they have 30 seconds to decide how many chips they’ll bid on a question. The first team to collect 30 chips wins.

What’s Your Bid ’s very first question came from the Associated Press list of the top 100 college football programs of all-time. Oklahoma, Way’s alma mater, was ranked second.

This NFL Punter Turned Training Camp Boredom Into A Board Game - 1

Al Bello/Getty Images

He asked his teammates and coaches if they thought they could name the top ten. No one got them all right, but a few only missed one or two.

Way kept finding inspiration in other places. He’d pass a street sign and do a quick online search for which colors all the different street signs are. That curiosity served him well in developing questions; his game has 500 in five different categories.

The punter teamed up with some friends to help launch his company, and learned there’s a lot that goes into releasing a product. But he stuck through it, raising more than $30,000 via a Kickstarter campaign, enough to make an initial run of 1,000 games.

That stock quickly sold out, a sign that the game was as popular with larger audiences as it was in Washington’s training camp.

Way will head into 2019 as a spectator during the playoffs. But that just gives him plenty of time to think of new ideas for his next board game.

  • Alex Smith Will Make $71 Million If He Can’t Play Football Next Year
  • Colt McCoy Net Worth
  • Landon Collins Will Make More Per Year Than Any Safety Ever – And It’s A Great Deal For The Redskins
  • Melvin Gordon Ends His Holdout – Here’s The Largest Amount Of Money He’ll Lose
  • Sam Koch Net Worth
  • Britton Colquitt Net Worth

Alex Smith Will Make $71 Million If He Can’t Play Football Next Year

ByJoey Heldon November 20, 2018inArticles›Sports News

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury Sunday afternoon, breaking both his tibia and fibula. He was taken to the hospital in an air cast and underwent immediate surgery. He’s expected to miss the rest of the season.

The injury came exactly 33 years after former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann broke multiple bones in his leg. Theismann, then 35 years old, never played in the NFL again.

Smith, who turned 34 in May, showed no signs of slowing down before his injury. However, if he’s ultimately unable to play, he’s going to make a ton of money next year.

This NFL Punter Turned Training Camp Boredom Into A Board Game - 2

Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

After the Chiefs traded him, Smith signed a contract extension with Washington. The deal included a total injury guarantee of $71 million. Smith will receive that entire amount if he can’t step back on the field again.

That injury guarantee would be a massive blow to Washington. The team would have to pay Smith (which would count against the cap) and find a replacement quarterback. Smith’s cap hit this year is $18.4 million.

For now, they’ll have to turn to Colt McCoy for the rest of the season. Smith will take time to recover – and should he never play again, his bank account will grow substantially.

  • Alex Smith Net Worth
  • Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith Selling San Francisco Home For $3.999 Million
  • Joe Theismann Net Worth
  • This NFL Punter Turned Training Camp Boredom Into A Board Game
  • Colt McCoy Net Worth
  • Is Robert Griffin III Going To Be The Next $100 Million Man?